Glossary
The CLC’s Glossary is included to give the plain English meaning of some expressions which are greatly influenced by Arabic, Farsi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Hindi and Portuguese languages and that are frequently exercised in the legal text books, private and public documents in Bangladesh; though few of them are defined in statutes or case laws, yet possess considerable theoretical and legal interest. Besides, in practice of laws, many words and phrases are not always clear in meaning to the readers and thus create confusion and ambiguity especially in case of issues that involve land administration, legal history, private law (e.g. Muslim law, Hindu law) etc. These words and phrases, acquired quasi-technical meaning in law, are employed and referred by both the Courts and the jurists alike.
Including foreign users, Bangladeshi readers and law practitioners will be benefited by having the meanings of the words with proper citations of decisions of Courts, different dictionaries, legal texts and defining by the legal experts of CLC team.
Glossary
| Title | Details | Hits |
|---|---|---|
| Asura | A form of Hindu marriage in Hindu law. Asura Marriage is a marriage where the bride’s father or any... | 715 |
| Baki | Remainder, balance, arrears, especially of revenue, in which sense the term is current in most part in... | 713 |
| Bandhu | A friend; a relation, a kinsman in general. In law, a cognate kinsman in a remote degree. [54 All 698] | 710 |
| Shufa, Shufah, Shuffa | Any possession coveted; in Mohammadan law, the right of pre-emption vested in partners, coparceners and... | 709 |
| Jalmahal | Closed fishery. | 707 |
| Dattak | Son is one given in adoption by father or mother. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law Lexicon] | 706 |
| Dharmasala | A building for the object of any dharma, a place of religious assembly. [P Ramanatha Aiyer’s The Law... | 706 |
| Rahn | Mortgage, pledge, pawn. [Mitra’s Legal & Commercial Dictionary] | 705 |
| Crore | See koti. | 701 |
| Malikana Allowance | Malikana allowance was paid by the inferior proprietor to the Superior proprietor in respect of his superior... | 701 |